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Post by mistabinks on Nov 26, 2011 16:48:41 GMT -5
If I was a betting man, I would say Price will be back next year. I am not saying that is what I want though.
Taking a lot of the responsibility from his son was a good first step however.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 23, 2011 21:34:02 GMT -5
I'm hoping UTEP can change a few patterns and get a win in Orlando.
Saturday will be a double header. The 4-0 ladies play before the men's team. I'll be at both!
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 23, 2011 15:18:33 GMT -5
We all have a right to our opinion obviously. You guys can agree or disagree with me. It's all good regardless. I have always felt that you and Realm, when at Rivals, were realists first and UTEP fans second. We don't need 100% cheerleaders but too many of your posts were off topic. I wasn't offended as a UTEP fan. I was offended as a former message board administrator. It wasn't what you were saying that bothered me it was that you were derailing thread after thread after thread. Again, I am okay if you see things differently. Dialogue and different views are good.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 23, 2011 12:08:32 GMT -5
Various tweets and blogs.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 21, 2011 22:30:15 GMT -5
Anthony January didn't make the grades and is not playing basketball.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 20, 2011 23:23:05 GMT -5
I was at the game and I have no problem with NMSU or their coach. It is not their fault we are in total rebuild mode. I would love the Miners to pound on them if the roles were reversed. They have a pretty good team. We are still in diapers. It's going to be a fun season but we are going to take our lumps.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 19, 2011 0:33:15 GMT -5
On the flip side, against Arizona Moultrie had 19 points and 10 boards and was named player of the game, lol.
I don't mind that we lost THAT Moultrie. I do mind the "WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN with Moultrie playing in his second year under Coach Floyd.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 17, 2011 16:39:50 GMT -5
Arnett Moultrie was 2-13 from the field in Mississippi State's loss to Akron.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 17, 2011 16:34:49 GMT -5
A win is a win, no matter if it’s by 1 point or 100
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 15, 2011 16:31:42 GMT -5
No, I don't disagree. I also don't think 6-6 teams should go bowling. I like Mike Price but I agree with a lot of the concerns. I'm a cheerleader but not a blind cheerleader.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 8, 2011 22:30:35 GMT -5
Shit. Just noticed there is a game on Sun too. Three days of MinerMania this weekend! Sweet!!!!!
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 8, 2011 22:29:55 GMT -5
He lost his junior year due to the transfer, correct? So he is a senior now? If so, I don't see him making it to the NBA.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 8, 2011 15:47:26 GMT -5
See ya at The Don on Friday.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 7, 2011 17:22:25 GMT -5
Sorry Mistabinks, its going to be pretty lonely there. I'm a tall drink of water. I like to stretch my shit out. I love the extra leg room.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 6, 2011 15:51:20 GMT -5
See you at The Sun Bowl on Saturday. Go Miners!
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 4, 2011 21:47:52 GMT -5
I agree about Lang. He was the only one who stood out - and it wasn't for his air balls from the free throw line.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 3, 2011 22:47:29 GMT -5
Nah, exhibitions in years past have not bee on The Fox.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 3, 2011 16:55:21 GMT -5
I agree about the tailgating rules and the ticket prices. To some extent i agree with you about the seating, if it is a well attended game (40,000 or more). If we have attendance like we did for USM, then it should be less strict. The more we enforce it, the quicker people will learn you have to pay for your actual seat. If you relax on some games, people will think they can buy a cheap ticket for every game and sit in the good seats. I understand that people who pay more for their seats might get upset if some drunks with cheap tickets came and sat near them, but they can always grab a security person and take care of it. I do it every home game. Dont know why you think the premium seats should cost more? UTEP isn't putting out a good product, charging more would piss people off. I am not talking about doubling the price or anything. UTEP needs to figure out what they need to make each game. Then restructure the prices and the seating chart. Like in basketball, the first few rows, at the 50 yard line, should be a premium price. The endzone, and a few other off sections should be GA and $10. Enforce the seating assignment at every game. The older fans dont care anymore and they aren't drawing newer fans. Why was there a 5,000+ difference between CSU and USM? Would be interesting to see if the games were flipped and we had CSU this past Saturday. I'll agree to disagree but in my opinion that had absolutely nothing to do with who we were playing. Even when we played in the old WAC, CSU wasn't a must see game. It was Halloween weekend, it looked like it was going to be cold, and it was the 2nd game in a row. To me, those little things added up to the 5K in missing fans. I think UTEP needs to utilize the internet better and get better merchandise. Plus a totally different scheduling philosiphy would do wonders too. Ill write about that in detail at a later date. We need to throw some weight around as well. No more scheduling home games on Air Show weekend. Try and avoid Halloween weekend. Return to 7:00 pm. Work our OOC schedule so there isn't a one month gap in between home games. At the same time, try and avoid back to back home games.
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Post by mistabinks on Nov 2, 2011 23:04:53 GMT -5
Question for you Binks. What should UTEP be doing to get us (utep fans in general) to the games? Revamp everything. Restructure the ticket prices. Change the tailgating rules. Enforce seating assignment. The works. A lot of the fans that 70's, 80's, and 90's are much older and don't come to games anymore. Not all but some. We haven't brought in a new breed. I think the premium seats should cost a little more. I think there should be a $10 section. Most of all, security should enforce seating assignment. That will pay off long term. I simply don't buy into the modern fan not being able to relate to USM, UAB, ECU but somehow misses Wyoming, CSU, or Nevada.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 31, 2011 17:33:33 GMT -5
Much has been said about the attendance for last nights game. One poster on digs even proclaimed "El Paso does not deserve to have a college football program", to that I say, really? Taking a look a box scores around the country and you will see a lot of team under 25,000. NMSU had 15,782 for their game against Nevada. Arkansas St had 19,761 for their home game against North Texas. Arky St is currently 4-0 in the Sun Belt and 6-2 overall. Tulsa had 21,261 for their home game against SMU. UNLV had 21,289 for their home game against Colorado St. Agreed It happens and its part of college football. It really sucks for the players and UTEP administration for less than 25,000 to show up for this game. UTEP was coming off a victory and USM was a Top 25 team, there should have been a bigger crowd. But there wasn't. UTEP tried to sell $10 general admission tickets, it was still not enough to get a big crowd there. Why are UTEP fans staying away in droves this year? Agreed Here it is, fans are tired of Mike Price and they are also tired of not winning games versus teams that are good. Our four wins this year are against Stony Brook, NMSU, Tulane, and Colorado St. Not exactly Murderers Row. We play an awful 2-6 Rice team on Saturday, what does beating them by 28 prove? Nothing. UTEP has shown that it can only beat bad teams, and even then still manages to lose to them every now and again. Those are legit points. Those are not the only points. No one on a message board will know why the crowds are not better. Some are tired of Mike Price. Others like him. No one this board speaks for the majority. The fans have every right to not attend UTEP games, especially when they are on TV. How many families want to attend a UTEP game where they are going to be nickel and dimed everywhere? $10 for parking, $20 for concessions, have to deal with leaving after the game. Its more convenient to stay at home and watch it on your big screen, especially when you figure the Miners will lose. Agreed. Also, Conference USA teams are not appealing to most of the fans. As the say, the proof is in the pudding. How many sell-outs have the football and basketball team had since joining CUSA? Not many. I'll disagree here too. It does not matter if we are playing BYU, ECU, or Mars U. If we are winning, we get big crowds. If we are losing, we get small crowds. Especially true in hoops. Tony Barbee's last year got a number of sell outs because we were winning. Did people stay home because we were playing USM instead of Utah? I don't think so. I'll expand on this later in the week, but UTEP needs to leave CUSA if Houston and SMU leave. Agreed but I wish UTEP, Memphis, New Mexico, UNLV, and five other mid majors with above average airports in their market would bail and create their own conference.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 28, 2011 23:23:56 GMT -5
UTEP >40 USM <40
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 24, 2011 17:11:46 GMT -5
My only point is it is okay for someone to be an unquestionable fan. Just like I defend you and MinerMan at the other forums. It works both ways. If you want to be a realist or a cheerleader, doesn't matter, just be who you are. My only point.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 22, 2011 14:11:45 GMT -5
Miners won. That is good enough for me. Not because of statistics or because of any statements made. It is good enough for me because UTEP is my team and I am a fan if they win or lose.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 15, 2011 23:48:19 GMT -5
I am not one to cry about travel costs when it comes to college athletics. I have grown very tired of hearing about that at cusabbs. That being said, I do tend to think Big East basketball is slightly too far for us. It would be awesome to play those teams. But you don't do home and home with them. Sure, I would take the opportunity but I am not bummed about it. Dallas and Houston are 1,000 miles closer that we are. Who knows.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 15, 2011 19:06:55 GMT -5
Miners win.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 13, 2011 22:34:35 GMT -5
UTEP high 30's, maybe low 40's
Tulane low 30's.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 13, 2011 22:33:48 GMT -5
In my opinion only, it only hurts if we lose Houston and SMU.
It is not a huge loss if we lose ECU.
UCF can be replaced by the next Florida school. FIA FAU etc...
We need to keep our Texas ties or lateral to the MWC.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 11, 2011 22:16:47 GMT -5
There are bottom dwellers even in the all mighty SEC. Yes, yes, I know, I know, but still...
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 8, 2011 23:32:22 GMT -5
We are stuck like chuck if MWC doesn't lose anyone but CUSA does. I simply hadn't accounted for that. I thought AFA was gone for sure leaving 3 spots open in MWC. Whatever SMU is doing behind the scenes is working. They weren't even talked about very much two weeks ago.
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Post by mistabinks on Oct 8, 2011 13:41:14 GMT -5
IMHO, our biggest concern is if CUSA-E gets raided combined with Houston not getting called up. If that happens, MWC will invite Houston and SMU and we will be left out - again. That is one scenario I didn't see happening initially but is looking more and more possible.
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